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Syntax-Brillian Bosses Accused Of|Whacking Shareholders For $375 Million

PHOENIX (CN) - Top officers in Syntax-Brillian, LCD makers, filed false financial documents, wiping out one investor's $20 million investment and costing shareholders $375 million, TECO Electric & Machinery claims in Federal Court.

TECO sued Syntax-Brillian CEO Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., its president James Li and CFO Wayne Pratt, claiming their false filings pumped the share price to $6 or $7.

Based on these filings that they knew were false, TECO says, the defendants persuaded it to buy $20 million worth of Syntax shares. Three weeks later, it says, the true picture emerged, whacking one-third off the share price in a single day. TECO says the bad financial news continues, and that it lost $20 million.

Syntax made liquid crystal displays and high-definition TV screens.

TECO is represented by Lewis and Roca of Phoenix and Hahn & Hessen of New York.

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